The Terry County Judge and the Mayors of the City of Brownfield, the City of Wellman and the City of
Meadow received notification from the Texas Department of State Health Services and the South Plains
Public Health District, that Terry County has been below the threshold for areas with high hospitalizations.
As a result, on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, all restaurants, retail stores, office buildings, manufacturing
facilities, gyms and exercise facilities and classes, museums, and libraries in all counties in Trauma Service
Area B are able to return to maximum 75 percent occupancy levels.
Also, all licensed hospitals in the Trauma Service Area may resume elective surgeries as determined in GA-
32. For the past seven days, the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients in Trauma Service Area B as a
percentage of total hospital capacity has been below the 15 percent threshold.
According to Governor Abbott’s GA-32 Order, an area with high hospitalizations is any Trauma Service
Area that has had seven consecutive days in which the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients as a
percentage of total hospital capacity exceed 15 percent. Until the Area has seven consecutive days with
COVID-19 hospitalized patients at less than 15 percent, businesses listed above must remain at 50 percent
occupancy.
Trauma Service Area B includes Bailey, Borden, Castro, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd,
Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Scurry, Terry, and Yoakum
counties.
Citizens are strongly encouraged to continue to wash their hands, wear a mask, practice social distancing,
and stay home when possible, especially if you are experiencing symptoms or have underlying health
conditions.
For more information, contact the South Plains Public Health District at (806) 637-2164.
